Yama Reborn-Chapter 532 - 529 [Does it Hurt?]

Chapter 529: Does It Hurt?

A rib had pierced his lung, and although the bone had been set back in place, Vanel was still in so much pain he couldn’t catch his breath.

Gasping for air, it took him a full ten minutes to finish speaking.

Chen Nuo, who had ballooned to nearly three hundred pounds, listened, his meaty face squished together. The young man, who once had thick eyebrows and large eyes, now had his double eyelids forced into slits by the excess fat on his face.

At this moment, a cold light flickered within those two narrow slits.

"So... you, the Wizard, and that old hag Diamond were held captive by Seed on the Moon. After escaping, you were coerced by the Wizard and the old woman to go to New York to settle the score with Nolan over Antarctica. Then you made a deal with Nolan to come to Jinling and kill me. But I wasn’t home, so you secretly lurked nearby."

"You secretly sent a message to Lu Xixi. Tonight... you also saw someone who looked exactly like me appear. Then Lu Xixi and that ’me’ left, and the Wizard and the others pursued them..."

"You also wanted to kidnap my family, but you couldn’t find them, probably because Lu Xixi hid them away..."

"Is that all? Any more clues to add?"

Vanel looked at the Chen Nuo before him, an uncontrollable pity in his eyes. Why? Because this guy had become so fat that he started panting after just a few sentences.

"There is more... And don’t keep saying ’you all.’ I’m not with the Wizard and Lillian; I’m on your side. I even secretly sent messages to Her Majesty the Empress! I was coerced!"

"Got it. Thanks, Davarishi!" Chen Nuo patted Vanel’s shoulder.

"Ouch!!" Vanel gasped, sucking in a sharp breath.

Chen Nuo propped his hands on his knees and slowly stood up.

"If Lu Xixi managed to hide my family, then they’re definitely safe. But for her to create a fake me... Let me think. Hmm, aside from that old bastard, the Son of the Sun, it couldn’t be anyone else."

"According to you, Nolan has become a Chosen One of the Octopus Monster, so his strength has risen to Controller level."

"Even two against three, it should be no problem. Lu Xixi can handle it."

"Handle it?" Vanel shook his head. "The Wizard’s original strength was already on par with Her Majesty the Empress. During the moon prison break, both his and Lillian’s strength saw a breakthrough... And there’s Nolan, who acquired Spatial Ability. Davarishi! You can’t be so careless!"

"Alright, what I said earlier might not have been accurate... Let me put it this way: forget two against three. Even if Lu Xixi were to take on all three of them by herself, the ones you should be most worried about right now are those three, not her."

Chen Nuo sighed. "Lu Xixi is no longer on the same level as them. You could say that in this world, as long as those four non-human entities don’t show up, Lu Xixi alone could beat down all Controllers—except for me."

Vanel’s eyes suddenly lit up. "Her Majesty the Empress... she’s become that powerful?"

Chen Nuo sighed and looked at his brother. "Brother... guess why I used to be so afraid of my wife?"

"Because damn it, I really couldn’t beat her!!"

Vanel: "..."

"But in the future, things should change."

"Hmm?"

"In the future, I alone will be able to beat down all Controllers, except for Seed—and that includes my wife."

Vanel looked at the proud fatty before him and couldn’t help asking, "Brother... I’m just curious, how badly do you want to beat up your wife?"

Chen Nuo rolled his eyes.

You, an eternal bachelor, what do you know? Do you think when a couple fights, they’re really fighting?

"Alright, let’s get going now."

"’We’? ’Let’s go’?" Vanel was on the verge of flipping out. "I’m not a Controller; I can’t heal myself! You’ve already broken three of my bones! My lung has been pierced by my own ribs! You want me to go with you now? Where to?!"

"Since Lu Xixi has set the trap, I can roughly guess where they’ll be fighting. So, naturally, we have to go and help!"

"But didn’t you say Her Majesty the Empress could take on three by herself without any problems?" Vanel was utterly confused.

Chen Nuo looked at the burly fellow with pitying eyes. "Brother, you might end up a bachelor for life."

"Huh?"

"Your wife is fighting someone. Even if you know she can definitely win, can you really just sit at home and not go help?"

"..."

Vanel was at a loss for words.

It seemed... he had a point!

Chen Nuo waved his hand. "You don’t understand. Even if you go and can’t be of much help... what matters is the gesture."

"...Then you go! I’m seriously injured like this! What am I supposed to do? Besides, she’s your wife, not mine!" Vanel didn’t want to move.

My lung has been pierced through! I’m relying on this Self-healing Serum just to stay alive!

Chen Nuo sighed and looked at Vanel seriously. "If I had any other choice, I wouldn’t want to abuse an injured man, but... by myself, I really can’t manage."

"Why not?"

"I... I can barely walk." Chen Nuo pointed to his three-hundred-pound body. "With my current physique, I’d be panting for two minutes after walking two hundred meters."

"..."

"I can’t fly either. I’ve lost all my abilities: flying, Instantaneous Movement, spatial movement. I can’t even muster any spiritual power."

"..."

"Don’t... don’t look at me with those eyes you reserve for trash. I’m just temporarily in a special state. The good news is, apart from turning into a dead fat slob, I’ve also entered another state. This state is called..."

"What?"

"You’ve played games, right? My current state is somewhat similar to ’Invincible’ mode in games. No matter who hits me, they can’t hurt me! However they hit me, I won’t lose any health, and the force will even rebound back at them."

Vanel’s eyes widened as he stared at Chen Nuo. Okay, I did just try to ambush him from the shadows, and I was the one who got sent flying.

Could what this guy was saying... be true?

"But... didn’t you say you could beat all the Controllers by yourself—including your wife?" Vanel looked at Chen Xiaoguo. Okay, I guess it’s Chen Fat Dog now.

Chen Nuo looked at the big hairy Russian man with pitying eyes. "What I actually said was: In the future, I could beat all Controllers except for Seed—including my wife."

"So what? What’s wrong with that?"

"I said ’in the future.’ In the future, not right now." Chen Nuo sighed and, ignoring Vanel’s eye roll, snapped his fingers briskly. "Let’s go. That place is about six or seven kilometers from here. There’s no car at my house, and we can’t get a cab this late."

"You’re an Ability User specializing in physical enhancement. Just bear with it, carry me on your back, and we’ll run there."

"With your enhanced ability, it’ll only take a few minutes to run there."

Chen Nuo looked at Vanel with a cheeky grin.

I really want to curse! Are you even human?! I’ve broken three bones! My lung has been pierced! And you want me to carry you, a three-hundred-pound guy, for six kilometers on foot?!

"I know a method to increase strength. There’s about a seventy percent chance it can help a Destroyer break through to Controller level..."

"Let’s go!" Vanel immediately scrambled to his feet, even thumping his chest forcefully. THUMP! THUMP! "Breaking through or not doesn’t matter! The main thing is, I just can’t stand to see a brother in a tight spot! Let’s go!"

"Your lung doesn’t hurt anymore?"

"What kind of question is that! Could I, a Destroyer Level Ability User, be killed by a single broken rib?!"

***

The Wizard’s Telekinesis activated wildly. Under the cover of his spiritual power, countless densely packed Mentality Tentacles swirled around, so thick they enveloped the entire forested mountain.

Countless large trees were uprooted and then, WHOOSH, hurled towards Lu Xixi!

The incessant RUMBLING and CRASHING of falling trees filled the air, as it appeared that a hundred or so large trees had already piled up into a mountain where Lu Xixi had been.

Meanwhile, Nolan, having healed most of his wounds, suddenly vanished in a flash, reappearing dozens of meters away using Instantaneous Movement.

If he couldn’t kill Chen Nuo, he had no interest in a life-or-death battle with the so-called Star Sky Empress!

Nolan was not afraid of death. When he decided to provoke the war with Seed, he had already prepared for certain demise. However, he believed his life had to be sacrificed at a critical juncture, not wasted.

With a single Instantaneous Movement, Nolan flashed dozens of meters away. Let the Wizard risk his life if he wants to!

But just as his figure flashed, breaking through space, a hand suddenly reached out of thin air, seized his neck, and violently yanked him back!

"Did I allow you to leave?"

BOOM!

The tear in space instantly collapsed, and Nolan’s form was pulled right back behind the Wizard. Then, as the spatial rift crumbled, its violent energy lashed out, leaving him bloodied and sending his body flying several meters.

The Wizard roared, only to hear Lu Xixi’s voice behind him, "Is punching the air fun for you?"

"Punching...air?"

The Wizard turned sharply, only to see a fist.

BANG!

The Wizard was sent flying, spinning several times in the air before he hit the ground, spitting out two teeth!

"Impossible!! I sensed it clearly! You were definitely over there..."

From beneath the pile of tree trunks, a burst of force suddenly blew all the logs away. Standing there was another figure... also Lu Xixi!

The Lu Xixi standing beside the Wizard shook her head. "That was me five seconds ago. What you see now is the real me. You were just hitting a temporal shadow I left behind."

With a SWISH, the Lu Xixi from among the tree trunks turned into a streak of light and merged into the real Lu Xixi’s body.

"Time... space-time..." The Wizard’s eyes went blank.

"And space," Nolan grunted through clenched teeth, bleeding on the ground. "She can block my spatial jump ability!"

The Wizard’s body trembled slightly. "You... you’ve become this powerful?!"

Lu Xixi shook her head. "Not powerful enough. Otherwise, all of this would have ended long ago."

As she spoke, she reached out and patted the Wizard’s shoulder.

This time, she used no force, but the Wizard’s body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground. His spirit broken, he couldn’t muster an ounce of strength.

"It’s normal for you to be my enemy. Whatever schemes you wish to plot are up to you; we have always been adversaries... But the moment you think of harming my family, of using my loved ones to threaten me, such a menace must be eliminated."

Lu Xixi shook her head.

"Now that you’re so powerful, why don’t you join us? We can unite against Seed," Nolan said, lifting his head, his eyes once again glinting with that familiar madness.

"Join forces? Unite against Seed?" Lu Xixi frowned, thought for a moment, then smiled faintly. "It seems unnecessary. All of you together aren’t enough for me to bother with. Cooperating with you is meaningless. As for fighting Seed, how could you possibly help me? Stand by and cheer?"

She laughed lightly. "So, just die. My husband once told me, ’When facing an enemy, kill if you can.’"

As she spoke, she reached out and beckoned. Nolan, lying on the ground, was pulled rapidly into her grasp.

Lu Xixi held Nolan’s neck. "My daughter is my life. The thought that someone would threaten my family, including my daughter, means I will absolutely kill you."

Having said that, the Empress’s fingers tightened forcefully.

CRACK!!

It was the sound of breaking bones!

Lu Xixi let out a pained grunt. Suddenly, she flashed away, throwing Nolan, whom she still held, aside as well!

From within the forest, an Asian man wearing a classic three-piece gray suit and a formal hat walked out slowly.

His smile was gentle, and his tone of voice was very polite.

"I’m very sorry, Her Majesty the Empress. If you were killing someone else, I certainly wouldn’t intervene. However... this one is my Chosen One."

Kamisou Ichiro looked at Lu Xixi with a smile, then glanced at Nolan on the ground and sighed. "A fool is still a fool... I deliberately gave you an opportunity, revealing a flaw for you to exploit, yet you failed to kill Chen Nuo and ended up making a mess of everything."

Lu Xixi’s gaze turned colder.

Her left hand was behind her back... Just moments ago, as her fingers tightened, a powerful backlash had struck, instantly shattering her finger bones!

After taking a deep breath, her bones mended. Lu Xixi looked straight at Kamisou Ichiro in the forest. "How long were you watching?"

"Not long," Kamisou Ichiro shook his head. "Probably starting from when you skewered that Diamond Highness into a meat kebab."

Lu Xixi clenched her teeth.

"So, shall we stop here?" Kamisou Ichiro said with a smile. "The war between Seeds... let’s just consider it another failed probe."

Lu Xixi took a deep breath. "You think that because Seed isn’t here to intervene, I can’t do anything to you, right?"

"In the war between Seeds, the only ones protected are their own Chosen Ones. If I were to move against Chen Nuo, Seed would definitely stop me. But against you... well, you are also the Chosen One of that entity, Tree. And it just so happens that Tree and I are allies in opposing Seed. So, there’s really no need to fight."

Kamisou Ichiro sighed.

Lu Xixi laughed, her laughter full of genuine joy this time!

"So, you can’t kill me! Because if I die, Tree would be weakened, and Tree is your strongest ally against Seed! I’m understanding this correctly, right?" Lu Xixi looked at Kamisou Ichiro with a smile.

Kamisou Ichiro frowned.

"That’s great then. I was just wondering how powerful I’ve become! Using a Seed as an opponent, I can probably test the limits of my current abilities."

Lu Xixi took another deep breath, suddenly turned, and made a quick swipe in the air!

A spatial rift appeared, and then with a flying kick, she punted the Son of the Sun, who was waiting warily on the sidelines, straight into it!

The Son of the Sun cried out in shock, "Fuck??"

The rift vanished.

***

Deafening music, dazzling, multicolored lights.

Scantily clad young women, and air thick with the mixed stench of tobacco and alcohol...

In the middle of a nightclub dance floor, the Son of the Sun stood soaking wet among a few scantily clad women.

The noisy environment prevented those around him from noticing the old man who had suddenly appeared—the two women closest to him were locked in an embrace, wildly headbanging. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

The Son of the Sun grabbed one of the women and shouted, "Where is this place?"

"Blue Fairy Club..." the woman responded, her eyes drunken and bleary.

"Which city?!"

"London!"

The Son of the Sun released his hold.

A second later, the old man roared and cursed angrily.

"Fuck!! This woman hasn’t paid me yet!!!"

***

At the foot of Bull Head Mountain, on the mountain path, the burly Vanel strode vigorously, carrying the three-hundred-pound fat man on his back!

Just then, an intense light suddenly emanated from behind the mountain, illuminating everything like broad daylight for an instant—but it was only a fleeting flash!

Afterward, a RUMBLING sound followed, and strangely, countless raindrops began to fall from the sky.

Chen Nuo, on Vanel’s back, reached out and caught a few raindrops in his palm, brought them closer, and examined them.

"It’s lake water!"

"Davarishi! Faster! Big steps, big steps, big steps!"

"Too slow! Speed up, speed up!!"

"URAAA!!!"